Turn plain leather barstool into unique art projects

For those who like original pieces of furniture, here’s how you can achieve that with barstools. The idea is very simple. You just take some plain and simple barstools with leather upholstery and you paint them using a stencil and some paint made especially for leather.

It’s not a difficult project and it doesn’t take very long. However, you will have to disassemble the chairs or, of you’re ordering them you can just leave them like that since most of them come unassembled. Then sand the chairs with a fine sandpaper to give the paint something to grip to. Stenciling will be easier if the chair have a basic shape without too many curved or unconventional details.

Apply the stencil ( you can find this one on cuttingedgestencils.com) and use a spuncer ( sponge brush). Use water-based paint especially made for leather and apply it on the stencil. Remove the stencil and correct any smudged lines while the paint is still wet. Let it dry for a day and then assemble the chair. You can use more than one color and create fun shapes and combinations and you can even apply multiple stencils. Just make sure the paint id completely dry before you start over. And here’s how you get an original barstool without much effort and by having fun.{found on emilyaclark}